Secretary Chen nodded, then took a few pieces and handed them to them one by one to taste, not missing any of the two children.

"My wife made these mung bean cakes and red date and gorgon fruit cakes. You can try them. They are delicious."

Gu Qinghuan tasted a piece of mung bean cake, which was unexpectedly delicious. It tasted a little lighter than the cakes made by Aunt Xu, but he could taste the flavor of the food itself better.

Gu Qinghuan doesn't like things that are too sweet, so this is just right for her, but it may not be in line with modern people's aesthetic tastes.

Nowadays, everyone thinks the sweeter the better.

Gu Qinghuan took a quick look and found that they didn't sell much, probably because they didn't taste sweet enough.

"What do you want to change this time?"

Chen 괗书 scratched his head: "It doesn't matter what I change, the most important thing is that I want to change something to prepare for the birth of the baby. I'm short of everything."

Gu Qinghuan happened to bring cloth and cloth coupons, which they could all use.

"Then I'll exchange the cloth coupons and cloth with you?"

Chen 괗shu was overjoyed, and Ma 껗 agreed to the exchange.

According to the market price, Gu Qinghuan exchanged all the cakes they brought with him for the cloth coupons and cloth he brought with him.

The young couple thanked them and left happily.

We ate as we walked, and bought candied haws and sugar-coated fruits for the two children, who ate non-stop.

Gu Qinghuan was watching an old man in the corner. He had three beautiful mink skins on his stall, which were very beautiful.

No one asked the price.

Gu Qinghuan asked before leaving, and found out that one skin cost one hundred yuan, and three skins cost three hundred yuan. No wonder no one bought it.

To be honest, Gu Qinghuan didn't need the three hundred yuan. The mink fur was indeed a rare treasure, and it would be worth tens of thousands of yuan in the future.

But maybe because of the environment she grew up in, she developed a habit of not wanting to spend a lot of money on herself (except for buying a house), and she always wants to think twice.

Seeing that she liked it but was hesitant, Xu Huaian went up to her and took out money from his pocket.

"I want all three skins."

The eldest master was stunned for a moment, then he took the money with a smile and began to count it.

"Hey boy, this is your wife, right? She's really caring!"

Gu Qinghuan quickly grabbed Xu Huai'an's arm and whispered, "This is too expensive! It's actually not necessary. By the way, where do you get the money?"

To be honest, Xu Huaian's action of buying her a mink without hesitation really pleased her, and being put in her arms made her feel extremely happy.

놙놆She realized later that she didn't seem to have given Xu Huai'an any money?

Although college doesn't cost money, there's no salary either. Where would he get the money to buy a mink?

Xu Huai'an carefully checked the leather, then wrapped it up and carried it with him, like a baby.

"If you like it, then it's worth it. Don't worry about the money. I had a classmate who wanted to learn fighting, so I taught him for a month.

This is the reward he gave me. He definitely didn't hide any private money from you. I just forgot to tell you." Xu Huaian almost swore to the heavens.

Gu Qinghuan said happily, "Thank you very much."

"As long as you like it."

"Mom, do you like mink fur? I'll buy it for you when I grow up!" Dabao has been observing the two of them.

"Haha, you little brat, you can buy it for your wife in the future. Mom can just ask your dad to buy it for her."

The three of them exchanged some daily necessities and then went back home.

On New Year's Eve this year, Gu Qinghuan brought Zhong Zijun and her grandparents over to celebrate as usual, and the Ji family's grandfather and his wife also came.

Although not as good as last year, it was still lively.

In the afternoon, Gu Qinghuan and Xu Huai'an returned to the old house for a meal, which happened only once a year.

Gu Qinghuan took a pound of meat as a token of his appreciation.

Lin Xiaomeng went to the door and took away half a catty.

The three sisters-in-law are cooking in the kitchen.

Yan Lijun occasionally talked about her life in the past few months.

After she finished her confinement and rested for a month, she went back to work.

The child was originally taken care of by Liu Guifang, who fed him malted milk during the day and she came back to feed him breast milk at night.

As a result, she noticed for several days that the child was hungry and crying when she came home late at night, and was desperately sucking milk.

So she deliberately found an opportunity to strike back and found out that Liu Guifang had given her son's maltose to the fat daughter of Xu Meiling's family. No wonder the child was always hungry and kept crying.

Xu Meiling is now also a scorekeeper in the team. During the day, she sends her daughter to Liu Guifang to look after her.

Miaomiao is a few months older than Jianjian, but looks like she is a year older and is chubby. Jianjian was born prematurely and is weak, so he is small and thin. But her grandmother can be so cruel as to embezzle her grandson's food.

It turns out that she spends money to buy things and raise other people's babies. The key is that the baby's mother can come back from time to time to feed the baby, and Jianjian relies on this malted milk.

Yan Lijun was furious. She lost her temper in front of everyone and scolded Liu Guifang without giving her any face, saying that she had tickled her.

Liu Guifang took care of the losses herself.

In the end, they parted unhappily, and the next day Yan Lijun simply took her child to class.

The child was weak, so basically she ate and slept, and slept and ate, which did not cause much trouble. Her boss was also considerate of her and allowed her to work and take care of the child at the same time, but she had to give priority to work.

Sometimes, when Yan Lijun really couldn't leave, she would send the child back to her parents' home for a day, which was always better than leaving the child to a cruel grandmother like Liu Guifang.

Ever since Yan Lijun gave birth to Jianjian, she had completely turned cold towards Xu Huaiyu. During the past few months when he went to school, she never wrote to him.

When Xu Huaiyu came back from winter vacation, he found out about Liu Guifang's stupid behavior. Of course, he loved his son more, so he had a big fight with Xu Meiling and asked her not to send her child to him in the future.

Liu Guifang said all kinds of bad things about Yan Lijun in front of her son, but no matter what Xu Huaiyu said, Yan Lijun ignored it as if it were a fart.

Women are like this. When they have experienced all the pain and hardship themselves, everything else becomes unimportant.

Now, Yan Lijun just wants to study hard and work hard to support herself and her son.

If Xu Huaiyu can pass it, then pass it. If not, then forget it.

Gu Qinghuan and Lin Xiaomeng both sensed the determination in her calm tone and were worried about her.

This meal is not quiet either.

Xu Meiling said the child was hungry, and asked Yan Lijun to take out the maltose and make a bowl of milk.

If nothing had happened before, a bowl of malted milk would have been given to me.

But Yan Lijun just couldn't stand Xu Meiling, who had an attitude of "I just want to take advantage of you, what can you do to me?"

The two of them almost got into a quarrel.

Finally, Xu Mingshan got angry and said, "If you want to eat, eat. If you don't want to eat, go back!" This farce ended.

Chen Jianghe arrived late, and after learning the situation, he slapped Xu Meiling on the spot.

"I told you not to be greedy all the time, but I didn't give you money? Miaomiao doesn't even deserve a bag of malt extract?"

Since having a child, Chen Jianghe has worked harder to earn work points, and with the support from his family, their life is not difficult.

He gave Xu Meiling money and asked her to buy maltose for her daughter, but she just “bought” it like this.

"Why would she spend so much money as a little girl?" Xu Meiling insisted.

"Where's the money? Where did you spend it?" Chen Jianghe was furious.

It turned out that Xu Meiling had used the money to see a doctor for a folk remedy. She heard that there was a barefoot doctor who was good at treating women who had difficulty giving birth, so she went to him to seek treatment.

She was injured when giving birth to Miaomiao, and it might be difficult for her to have children in the future. She was unwilling to give up. She hadn't given Chen Jianghe a son yet, so why couldn't she have one?

Everyone was amused by her ridiculous behavior.

"So, you are reluctant to spend money to buy maltose for your daughter, who comes to us every day to take advantage of us, but you are willing to spend money to buy medicine for yourself?

Xu Meiling, are you okay? "Yan Lijun seriously thought Xu Meiling was crazy.

Everyone thinks so.

Gu Qinghuan saw that she looked a little crazy, her words were inarticulate, and she was stubborn, so she seriously suspected that she had postpartum depression.

She was obsessed with having a son, but ended up having a daughter, and then was informed that she had lost her ability to continue to have children. It would be difficult for a normal person to bear this.

However, people like Xu Meiling do not deserve sympathy.

After careful consideration, Gu Qinghuan also privately reminded Chen Jianghe to take Xu Meiling to see a psychiatrist when he had time, as she might have a problem with her brain.

As luck would have it, Xu Meiling overheard it and thought that Gu Qinghuan was saying bad things about her behind her back, so she rushed over to beat Gu Qinghuan.

Xu Huaian and Chen Jiang stood in front of Gu Qinghuan and stopped Xu Meiling.

Chen Jianghe also moved subconsciously. Xu Meiling was too big and he was really afraid that she would hurt Gu Qinghuan.

After the reaction, he felt extremely depressed. How could he protect Gu Qinghuan?

Xu Huaian glared at Chen Jianghe, pouting his little eyes. He knew that his wife would protect herself and didn't need anyone else to show her kindness.

Xu Meiling was almost driven crazy by the scene before her. A man who loved her should have stood behind her, and a brother who loved her should have been on her side.

As a result, they both firmly protected the other person, so where did they put her?

Xu Meiling went completely crazy. She picked up a bench and threw it at Chen Jianghe. Chen Jianghe felt guilty and had to take the beating.

She was hysterical and smashed everything she could get her hands on.

After smashing the things, he ran out without eating.

Chen Jianghe could only entrust the child to Liu Guifang, and then chase after the person.

The last meal was quite lame. Gu Qinghuan ate a few just for the sake of politeness, as he really had no appetite.

Liu Guifang wanted to scold Gu Qinghuan for disturbing the family and making everyone's New Year's Day uneasy, but after looking at Xu Huai'an, she endured it.

Things are different now, Xu Huaian is no longer the son who always obeyed her.

She had no doubt that if she scolded Gu Qinghuan today, Xu Huaian would go crazy and would probably not recognize anyone.

After finishing his meal reluctantly and returning home, Gu Qinghuan's mood improved again.

"I really don't want to talk nonsense. I suspect she has postpartum depression, so I want Chen Jianghe to take her to see a doctor. It's not particularly serious now, so it's better to intervene early." Gu Qinghuan explained to Xu Huai'an.

Xu Huaian rubbed her rabbit fur hat.

"You don't have to explain, I know." He believed her unconditionally.

Gu Qinghuan started her life again. No matter what the old Xu family thought, as long as Xu Huaian believed in her and she had no regrets, that was enough.

As for Xu Meiling's illness, if they don't believe it, then just let it die.

After all, it's hard to persuade a damned ghost with kind words.